Sometimes you look at a house and the landscape that surrounds it and just think: wow, they totally belong together. That's exactly how we feel about <a href="http://www.b-k-k.com.au/">BKK Architects'</a> beautiful origami-shaped Beached House in Australia. An AIA award-winning, timber-framed building set in coastal Victoria, the humble abode uses site orientation, glazing, <a href="http://inhabitat.com/slunakov-eco-education-center/">passive design techniques</a> and energy-efficient appliances to keep its carbon footprint to a minimum without compromising on its wide and playful expanse.

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Beached House by BKK Architects

This origami-shaped home and this bucolic landscape belong together

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Beached House by BKK Architects

A timber framed home with 5 star energy ratings

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Beached House by BKK Architects

The Beached House in Victoria employs numerous tricks to boost its energy efficiency

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Beached House by BKK Architects

All of the home's windows are double glazed

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Beached House by BKK Architects

Which controls solar gain without interrupting light flow

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Beached House by BKK Architects

Roofed terraces provide shade and shelter

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Beached House by BKK Architects

Thermal massing on the southern end is amped up

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Beached House by BKK Architects

Keeping energy consumption low, even though the footprint is fairly substantial

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Beached House by BKK Architects

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The vertical ash panels and diagonal zinc slats on the exterior emphasize the home's <a href="http://inhabitat.com/origami-inspired-folding-bamboo-house-by-ming-trang/">exciting origami shape</a>, while the interior floors made of recycled timber gives it a warm and natural finish. All of the windows are double-glazed to control solar gain, while thermal massing on the southern end is amped up to further <a href="http://inhabitat.com/energy-saving-ecom4-tiles-could-shave-16-off-your-power-bill/">boost energy-efficiency</a>. An outdoor storage system ensures that rainwater, which can be a scarce commodity in parts of Australia, is duly harvested and recycled....<br><br><a href='http://inhabitat.com/origami-shaped-beached-house-saves-energy-in-australias-bucolic-landscape/'>READ ARTICLE</a>

Beached House by BKK Architects

Sometimes you look at a house and the landscape that surrounds it and just think: wow, they totally belong together. That's exactly how we feel about BKK Architects' beautiful origami-shaped Beached House in Australia. An AIA award-winning, timber-framed building set in coastal Victoria, the humble abode uses site orientation, glazing, passive design techniques and energy-efficient appliances to keep its carbon footprint to a minimum without compromising on its wide and playful expanse.